- Bahá'ís and Military Service, by National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States. (1965-06) Brief discussion on how Bahá'ís may or may not serve in the armed forces.
- Beyond Death's Grey Land, by Sidney Edward Morrison. (1986) Reflections from a Bahá'í perspective on the Vietnam War, the nature of war, dehumanizing humanity, and being a soldier.
- Celestial Burning, A: A Selective Study of the Writings of Shoghi Effendi, by Jack McLean. (2012) Style, content, and context of the major writings of the Guardian; providential history; critique of Hegel; the military metaphor; the language of interpretation; history of the apostolic age.
- Information for Bahá'ís called to fill out the Questionnaire on military duty under the Draft Act 1940, by National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States. (1940-09-17) Summary of grounds for seeking exemption from combatant duty.
- Military Metaphor in Bahá'í Sacred Literature, The, by Jack McLean. (2005) Martial symbology is common in the Bahá'í Writings, especially those of Shoghi Effendi, yet the Writings are expressly pacifistic. This article examines the apparent contradiction.
- Police Forces Bearing Arms, Bahá'í Enlistment in, by Universal House of Justice. (1995-12) Two letters from the House on joining armed police forces, e.g. the Ulster Defence Regiment and the police force in Northern Ireland, and whether they would be allowed to bear arms. Also discussion of consummating marriage, and marrying an atheist.
- Relationship to Government, Author unknown, comp. (1986) Three short sections: Loyalty to the government, the Bahá'í view of pacifism, and the Guardian's instructions regarding military service.
- Saving Private Ryan: Review, by Milan Voykovic, Shamim Razavi. (1998) Review of film, with thoughts for Bahá'ís: Is there such a thing as a "just war"? What forms of "sacrifice" can be justified? When should collective ethics override individual conscience?
- Star Wars or World Peace, by Dan Q. Posin. (1986) How a "missile defense system" might work and ways in which it would not, ramifications for achieving global peace, and discussion by Robert Bowman, the first director of the Star Wars program. No mention of the Bahá'í Faith.
- Unrestrained as the Wind: A Life Dedicated to Bahá'u'lláh, National Youth Committee, comp. (1985) Compilation of quotations on topics of especial interest to Bahá'í youth.
- War, Governance, and Conscience in This Age of Transition, by National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States. (1969-06) A whitepaper on issues of Bahá'í involvement in the military services.
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